Squashed: How come no one likes Jon Huntsman?
I think he’d be a great rival to Obama in the general election.
I don’t get it. Why don’t Republicans like him? Are they priming him for 2016? Is 2012 already a lost race?
Around 2006, we had a running joke about the Democrats’ ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of…
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gatorpatrol20 answered:
He comes off as more moderate as Romney despite having a more conservative record with fiscal issues and domestic policy.
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smoozed answered:
He spoke at the 2010 Penn graduation ceremony and came off as a smarmy douche, in my humble opinion. He struck some weird patronizing notes
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ldavid answered:
Great question. I think I am leaning towards Huntsman as a smart Republican choice.
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slackjot answered:
The GOP might have an all-Mormon ticket. Huntsman seems like a reasonable guy but that is relative to his fellow GOP primary candidates.
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thefremen answered:
Right now David Duke would be a more favorable candidate. That’s what the GOP is all about these days.
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drevinci reblogged this from squashed and added:
thing about Hunstman is...Democrats than he does to actual Republicans.
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birdmechanical answered:
He also seems to be the clear Democrat favored Republican. And in an uber conservative, tea party influenced race, that is poison.
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jasencomstock answered:
2008 chances…
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squashed reblogged this from golden-notebook and added:
Around 2006, we had a running joke about the Democrats’ ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The...
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corinspired answered:
He’s supposedly from a wealthy family but isn’t using that money to campaign. He’s depending campaign donations. Intriguing…
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orderedlists reblogged this from golden-notebook and added:
Huntsman is like a more moderate Romney, but with less flip flopping. While...election...
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nortonn answered:
He doesn’t pander or use buzz words and is willing to work with Democrats?
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taillightsfading said:
He is a mostly sane person, and I’ve heard he supports equal marriage rights. Two strikes.
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shorterexcerpts answered:
He said he actually believes in evolution and science.
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wut4 answered:
He’s not wacky enough.
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meth answered:
He’s a mormon and isn’t afraid of science. Two strikes for the conservatives.
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aspasiathelayza answered:
Also, he’s secretly a communist because he speaks Chinese.
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thegirlwiththefinchertattoo answered:
He’s a Mormon, he worked for Obama, he doesn’t pander. They hate that shit.
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